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Donald Trump praises ‘smart’ Dennis Rodman trip

Donald Trump is a fan of Dennis Rodman, calling the former NBA player “smart” for his recent trip to North Korea.

“You look at the world, the world is blowing up around us. Maybe Dennis is a lot better than what we have,” Trump said of Rodman, who is also a contestant on Trump’s “Celebrity Apprentice” on NBC, on Fox News on Monday.

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He continued: “It’s not an act. But he’s a much different guy and this year on the Apprentice — it’s amazing how sharp and smart. Dennis is not a stupid guy. He’s smart in many ways; he’s very street-wise.”

Rodman recently returned from a two-day trip to North Korea where he met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un while taping for the upcoming HBO program “VICE,” which is executive produced by Bill Maher.

Following the trip, Rodman said on ABC’s “This Week” that the dictator asked him to have President Barack Obama call him.

“He wants Obama to do one thing — call him,” Rodman told ABC’s George Stephanopoulos. “He said, ‘If you can Dennis, I don’t want to do war, I don’t want to do war.’ He said that to me.”

Trump agreed, saying that perhaps a phone call would be a good thing.

“Maybe that is not the worst thing, folks, instead of going through this whole charade we do every year,” Trump said on Fox News. “Maybe it’s not the worst thing that somebody actually calls, because you look at this world — this world is just blowing up around us.”